About the Role
You will be responsible for managing key suppliers within assigned commodity bases. Your role will involve comprehensive project management, encompassing analysis, market research, and issuing RFQs. Working closely with the supply chain team, Product Development Engineers, and Designers, you will provide tactical support to accounts while actively overseeing suppliers within the designated category. Your focus areas will include pricing, stock holding, risk mitigation, obsolescence, and packaging.
Continuously update MRP system in line with supplier agreements and negotiations.
Key Responsibilities
- Supplier Relationships:
- Vendor Selection: Identify and evaluate potential supplier partners based on quality, cost, delivery, reliability, environmental credentials, and other relevant criteria.
- Negotiation: Negotiate contracts & agreements with suppliers to secure favourable terms & service levels.
- Relationship Management: Foster strong relationships with suppliers, ensuring clear communication, addressing concerns, and resolving issues promptly.
- Performance Evaluation: Monitor supplier performance regularly, assessing adherence to agreements and implementing improvements where necessary.
- Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks associated with supplier relationships, such as disruptions in the supply chain or quality issues.
- New Product Part Requirements:
- Collaboration: Work closely with product development teams to understand the specifications and requirements for new components or parts.
- Sourcing Strategy: Develop strategies to source new parts or materials, considering factors like quality, cost, lead times, and availability.
- Supplier Qualification: Evaluate potential new suppliers to ensure they meet the required standards and capabilities for the new product parts.
- Timeline Management: Coordinate procurement activities to align with product development timelines and ensure timely availability of required parts.
- Compliance: Ensure selected parts or materials comply with relevant regulations and quality standards.
- Cost Management:
- Cost Analysis: Analyse pricing structures, market trends, & supplier offers to identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Budgeting: Develop and manage budgets for the procurement of goods within the assigned category, aiming for cost efficiency.
- Cost Negotiation: Negotiate pricing & terms to achieve cost reductions without compromising quality.
- Continuous Improvement: Implement strategies to continuously improve cost-effectiveness, such as value engineering or process optimization.
- Reporting: Generate reports and metrics to track cost-saving initiatives, procurement expenses, and cost performance within the category.
Your Qualifications & Experience
- Proficiency in MS Office, relational databases, and ERP systems (e.g., SAP).
- Understanding of manufacturing processes.
- Strong analytical skills and business acumen.
- Aptitude for problem-solving with keen attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Exceptional organizational abilities.
- Proficiency in Excel and data interpretation.
- Experience in working effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.
- Prior experience working with ERP systems.
- Well-organised and self-motivated individual with a structured approach to work management.
- Ability to make informed and logical decisions.
- A team player who collaborates effectively across various organizational functions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proactive approach towards continuously improving processes.
- Adherence to all health and safety procedures.
Values & Behaviours
We Pass It On With Pride
- Ensure that the selected parts or materials comply with relevant regulations and quality standards.
- Engage in cross-departmental collaboration to collectively deliver a project as a unified team
We Look Ahead
- Focus on anticipating market trends and proactively identifying strategic opportunities.
- Examine potential opportunities for upcoming projects and provide recommendations for financial benefits
We Roll up our Sleeves
- Actively engaging in market research, negotiating deals, and navigating the intricacies of supply chain logistics demonstrate a hands-on approach and a willingness to tackle challenges directly.
- Demonstrate adaptability to accomplish the company's objectives.
We are One Community
- Work closely with product development teams to understand the specifications and requirements for new components or parts.
- Foster strong relationships with suppliers, ensuring clear communication, addressing concerns, and resolving issues promptly.
About the Department
Our Procurement team manages the materials and supplier partnerships that keep our business moving.
From material control and purchasing through to supplier management, the team ensures we have the right resources, at the right time, and at the right quality. With a focus on value, reliability, and strong relationships, they play a vital role in supporting production and driving the efficiency of the entire supply chain.
The Bailey Family
Bailey of Bristol is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of leisure vehicles, with a proud history of craftsmanship and innovation. We are committed to producing high-quality leisure vehicles that inspire adventure, and we take pride in our skilled workforce, strong team culture, and dedication to excellence.
We have been building Bailey leisure vehicles here in South Bristol since 1948 and are now very much part of the local community. We are also the tenth largest private company in Bristol and the largest recruiter in the area.
The majority of our employees live nearby and have been with us for a long time, with the average length of service around 10 years. As a result, our workforce possesses the necessary skill and experience to successfully produce a complex range of caravans, motorhome and campervans in the same production facility.
What We Offer
As a large business we have opportunities in many areas and can offer people wide and varied careers, all of which attract an excellent benefits package. We are continually reviewing our offering to ensure we remain an employer of choice in the local area.
All positions at Bailey attract excellent benefits including...
Financial & Remuneration
- Competitive salaries (with entry-level hourly rates above the Real Living Wage)
- Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance Cover from day 1 of employment
- Salary exchange Cycle to Work scheme
- Financial support through salary advance and travel loan schemes
Social & Culture
- Excellent holiday entitlement (25 days a year plus Bank Holidays) with additional entitlement for long service
- Enhanced family friendly pay; Maternity pay (24 weeks full pay followed by 15 weeks statutory pay) / Paternity pay (2 weeks full pay)
- Longer weekends as a result of an early finish every Friday (role dependent & subject to business needs)
- Monthly recognition awards
- 25% discount at our partner company PRIMA Leisure
Health & Wellbeing
- Health cashback scheme
- Corporate gym memberships
- Bi-weekly free fruit mondays
- Employee Assistance Program
- On-site Mental Health First Aiders
- HRT treatment support
Learning & Development
- Dedicated induction & onboarding
- Career progression opportunities
- Role-specific training
- Opportunity to apply for Apprenticeship Levy support courses
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